Electrical running odd issues

[Oldskool83]

drag harness bought off this site the nice one with factory style connections, no key, no lights, no torrs, no brake switches, just kick and go.  Just 3 connectors and kill switch.  Starts 3rd kick like normal each time...go ride get some water on the bike runs great.  Turn bike off go so start won't start.  Water in every connection, let sit 40 mins, fires up 3rd kick.  

 

New coil, new stator, new everything.  Bike is grounded.  Last time this happened I was 3 miles away from my truck.  Wouldn't start back up, not with new plugs or anything spark seemed non existent but it was daylight also.

 

Just spend last 4 months redoing all electronics again, got 15 mins out of it but I turned the bike off myself it didn't stall or die out.  

 

Nothing is rigged and there is a ton of money in this non performer.  I ride in some nasty stuff at times and I kinda need a bike to start bike up, glad i was not 10-12 miles out like I normally go.  All my test runs were at my house in dry conditions and it fired back up always after cooling down or a stop.

[trickedcarbine]

Dialectric grease and contact cleaner.

[Oldskool83]

Stator cover is siliconed up with new OEM gasket too.  I will see if it starts and runs and starts up again once 100% dry.  I will let it dry out a day or 2.  Ive replaced, start, wiring harness and coil so far...didn't touch CDI yet.

 

I thought about doing what you both said and then heat shrinking the connectors yet.  I've seen roached out bikes run better lol.  Glad I got 2 more machines

Edited April 11, 2016 by Oldskool83

[hoppedupandcutdown]

I had one that after a wash would need the CDI connector unplugged and blown out.

Put dielectric grease in all connections!

[Oldskool83]

Update..........My buddy brought it over to my house today after work and it fired right up 1st kick after plugging all connectors back in. We are going to grease up all the connections and water tight tape the seals tomorrow night. I'll give it another another shot when we go again but I am def taking my other trail rig too!

[salmon_slayer06]

Check to see if white/black wire off Cdi is not grounding and make sure red/black wire off Cdi is grounded.

[Oldskool83]

Thanks we will check tonight.  I can upload a photo tonight of my nose electric set up also.  I have no VR, drag harness never used one.  I think I ave the ground attached to one of the bolts that run thru my CDI on my aluminum plate under the nose.  Maybe that was not the best idea.  Will advise and show photos tonight then.

[Oldskool83]

Dielectric grease is is every connector.  Also I found that I had the ground just attached to one of the bolts holding the CDI down which is not attached to the frame.  I made an aluminum plate to fit on the front of my nose SOOO this didn't help me at all I bet. We drilled a hole and self tapped it to the main frame now. Every connection is electrical tapped up and wire tied at both ends...went a little anal with water proofing.  I am taking this and my KFX to the hills in a week to test it all again.  Attached is how I grounded it.  I think it was just working too late on it on the last rebuild and pulled a boner move.